Suppose that call options on a stock with strike prices $25 and $35 cost $7 and $2, respectively. How can the options be used to create (a) a bull spread and (b) a bear spread? Construct a table that shows the profit and payo↵ for both spreads.
Suppose that call options on a stock with strike prices $25 and $35 cost $7 and...
Call options on a stock are available with strike prices of $15, $17.5 , and $20 and expiration dates in 3 months. Their prices are $4, $2, and $0.5 , respectively. (a) How can those options be used to create a butterfly spread? 2 (b) What is the initial investment? (c) Construct a table showing how payoff and profit varies with ST in 3 month, for the butterfly spread you created. The table should looks like this: Stock Price Payoff...
Suppose that European call options with strike prices $30, $35, and $40 cost $7, $4, and $2, respectively. What is the upfront cash flow of creating a butterfly spread using these three call options?
Suppose that European call options with strike prices $30, $35, and $40 cost $7, $4, and $2, respectively. What is the upfront cash flow of creating a butterfly spread using these three call options? -$13 -$5 -$1 -$3
Suppose that put options on a stock with a strike price $40 and $45 cost $5 and $8, respectively. How can you use these options to create a bear spread? Draw a diagram to show the profit of the spread
The table below gives today’s prices of six-month European put and call options written on a share of ABC stock at different strike prices. The stock does not pay a dividend and the risk-free interest rate is 0% per annum. Call Price ($) Strike Price ($) Put Price ($) 13.1 105 8.2 9.7 110 9.7 7.9 115 12.9 Using call options with strike prices of 105 and 110, create a bear spread and show in a table the profit of the...
When is it appropriate for an investor to purchase a butterfly spread? Suppose three put options on a stock have the same expiration date and strike prices of $65, $70, and $75. The market prices are $3.50, $6, and $7.50, respectively. Explain how a butterfly spread can be created. Construct a table showing the profit from the strategy. For what range of stock prices would the butterfly spread lead to a loss? When is it appropriate for an investor to...
9. Derivatives | Three CALL options on a stock have the same expiration date and strike prices of $50, $55, and $60. The market prices are $3, $5, and $8, respectively. Explain how a butterfly spread can be created. Construct a table showing the profit from the strategy. What is the largest profit for this strategy at maturity?
10. Use the options prices for Spotify in the EXCEL FILE to create a bear spread using the puts with strike prices 170 and 175. Be sure to use the appropriate bid and ask prices. a. What will be your cash flow per share when you set up the position? Show all cash flows: inflows, outflows, and net flow. Inflow Outflow Net Flow b. The maximum profit on the put bear spread is c. The minimum profit on the put...
Suppose the prices of 3-month European call options with strike prices of $40, $45 and $50 are $6.08, $2.70, and $0.86, respectively. a) Explain how a trader can create a butterfly spread using these options. b) What is the profit when the price of the underlying asset in three months is $40 c) What is the profit when the price of the underlying asset in three months is $43 d) What is the profit when the price of the underlying...
Three-month European put options with strike prices of $50, $55, and $60 cost $2, $4, and $7, respectively. 1) How can one create a butterfly spread using these options? 2) Please draw the payoff and profit diagrams of this butterfly strategy. 3) What are the maximum gain and maximum loss of the butterfly spread created using these put options? 4) For which two values of ST does the holder of the butterfly spread break even (with a profit of zero),...